5 themes of geography - ANS Location, Place, Region, Human-Environment Interaction, Movement.
These are the foundations of Geography.
Location - ANS Relative and Absolute are two characteristics of Location.
Relative location - ANS the position of a place in relation to another place. Uses speci...
5 Themes of Geography
5 themes of geography - ANS Location, Place, Region, Human-Environment Interaction, Movement.
These are the foundations of Geography.
Location - ANS Relative and Absolute are two characteristics of Location.
Relative location - ANS the position of a place in relation to another place. Uses specific words to
describe where a person is or what place they can be found. (Ex. Next to, nearby, around, West, North
of). A person can even use Cardinal direction. This utilizes qualitative data.
Absolute Location - ANS the exact location of a place on the earth's surface found using latitude and
longitude coordinates. It utilizes quantitative data to find the location of a place.
Cardinal Direction - ANS north, south, east, west. Information can be found on a map called a compass
rose.
Compass Rose - ANS A tool found on a map to help find the direct a person is traveling. It can also relay
Cardinal and Intermediate direction.
place - ANS the physical features and human features of a location.
physical features - ANS natural features, such as land and water forms, climate, natural plants, and
native animals
human features - ANS characteristics of a place made by people who live there such as art, language,
religion, type of government, landmarks, etc.
region - ANS an area with common features that set it apart from other areas
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